33rd Legislature(2023-2024)
Member Information
Sam Pestinger
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
1983-1984 Representative District
BIRTH DATE/PLACE:1946;
Kansas
SPOUSE:Suzanne
CHILDREN:Two daughters
OCCUPATION:Lawyer, Businessman
EDUCATION:High School: American Legion and track scholarships to
Kansas University
College/University: Kansas University, BA, 1968, Honor Student
Post Graduate: Kansas University, Juris Doctor, 1971
EMPLOYMENT:Partner, Pestinger, McKay, and Stillner (law firm),
Emphasis on business organization, finance and transportation;
Admitted to US Supreme Court and Alaska Supreme Court;
US Attorney for Alaska, emphasis on Criminal Prosecution;
Criminal Prosecutor, FBI, Alaska; Business Law Instructor;
Chairman, Citizens Advisory Committee, University of Alaska, Anchorage
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS:Board Member, Anchorage Neighborhood Watch;
Anchorage Crime Commission; Incorporator, Neighborhood Watch;
Vice-chairman, Crime Commission, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce;
Legislative Lobbyist for Anchorage Crime Commission
SPECIAL INTERESTS:Fishing
